Bloomington Micro-loop

The Bloomington Micro-loop is a quick ride that starts at the Bloomington trailhead for the Bearclaw Poppy trail. It features about 4 miles of nice narrow singletrack, then two miles on gravel road to close the loop. Total length is 6 miles. There's about 200 feet total elevation change. The singletrack is intermediate-technical.

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The Microloop is designed to be ridden ONE WAY. But many riders use the westbound leg of the loop to connect to the Stucki Springs trail or to the Bearclaw Poppy trail, and ignore the return leg. Start out like you're going to ride Bearclaw Poppy. Fork left when you see the "Bloomington Micro-loop" sign. Two miles later, you'll reach a 4-way. Turn left here, dropping down into the wash. Watch where the trail exits and re-enters the wash! About a mile later, you'll reach a gate at the edge of the Desert Preserve. Turn left on the gravel road (Curly Hollow Road) and head back to the Bloomington Trailhead.

Coordinates: Mini-loop forks off Bearclaw Poppy: 37° 03.221'  W 113° 37.508'
Intersection (4-way) with Stucki:  37° 04.156'  W 113° 39.390'
Gate as singletrack hits Curly Hollow Road:  37° 03.435'  W 113° 39.440'
Getting there:  Go to the west end of Navajo Drive in Bloomington. Go across the cattle guard. See the low rail on the fence 100 feet to your right? That's the trailhead. N 37° 03.116'  W 113° 37.362'. Start out on Bearclaw Poppy, and fork left on the mini-loop about 1/3 mile later.

Riding resources for the trails in this area:
Larger detail map Stucki Springs loop:  StuckiLoop.gif
Track files (to download, right-click and select "Save target as..."):
Garmin Mapsource track files: Entire Area, Stucki Springs Long Loop, Stucki Springs Short Loop, Bearclaw, Bloomington Microloop:  
National Geographic TOPO file of area:  Stucki-Bearclaw-Bloomington
Graphic exchange format (Topofusion) trail files:  Stucki-Loop, Link-to-Stucki, Bearclaw, Bloomington Micro westbound, Bloomington return.
Google Earth:  Entire Area, Stucki Springs Long Loop, Stucki Springs Short Loop, Bearclaw, Bloomington Microloop:  

For lodging in the St. George area, as well as travel guides and information on other activities, may we suggest:
Things to do, lodging links:  http://www.utah.com/stgeorge/   http://www.go-utah.com/St-George 
Snow Canyon:  http://www.utah.com/stateparks/snow_canyon.htm 
Red Cliffs Recreation Area - Camping:  http://www.ut.blm.gov/stgeorge_fo/sgfored_cliffs.html 
Quail Creek State Park:  http://www.utah.com/stateparks/quail_creek.htm 
 St. George BLM info:  http://www.ut.blm.gov/stgeorge_fo/ 
Zion National Park:  http://www.nps.gov/zion/    http://www.zion.national-park.com/   http://www.zioncanyon.com/ 
Utah National Forest Camping and Picnic sites:  http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/maps/brochures/camp_picnick_utah.pdf

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